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I find it very hard to take anyone who presents us with arguments such as, "Bush can't be blamed because he didn't create the hurricane," seriously.
Really? Bush doesn't command the winds? Gosh, thanks for the clarification, and here I was under the impression that he was the US version of Thor. Silly me.
What Bush could've done, however, was make sure that everything possible was being done to help those that needed it. And by that I don't mean calling Nagin up and asking, "Is everything under control?" but actually hands on, exactly-what-are-you-doing-to-help type enquiries.
X% of the population are unable to leave despite the evacuation order? Okay, what are you doing about it? Nothing? Great, speak to you in 7 days.
Michael Brown, what provisions have you made for aiding the victims as soon as humanly possible? Fuck all? Thanks, catch you later.
In almost any workplace I can think of, there is a chain of command and responsibility. If the people working under the head honcho screw up, the head honcho will be laughed at, sneered at and finally shown the door if he dares offer the excuse of, "It wasn't my fault, I didn't know what they were doing." It's his job to know what they're doing and if they aren't doing it properly, it's his job to make sure they are.
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